Wknd Est: DM2 - 44.7M ; GU2 - 42.5M; PR - 38.3M; Heat - 14M; TLR - 11.1M; MU - 10.6M (PG 100)

[Gideon]

I would say very good start. 300M+ OS is definitely possible so we have fighting chance of getting a sequel. 

 

Yes!

 

(I don't wanna think about TheGoldenCompass situation

I don't wanna think about TheGoldenCompass situation

I don't wanna think about TheGoldenCompass situation)

[Leyla]

GU1 wasnt funny

i wonder why it was so loved

 

some forced family themes i guess

 

sad that TGC sequels wasnt gonna happen  esp some potential Dan/Nicole hotness

Edited July 14, 2013 by Leyla

[baumer]

Boo!

 

IMO, but obviously not everyone feels this way, It still wasn't very funny.

FIFY

[druv10]

Boo!

 

It still wasn't very funny.

 

 

We finally agree on something.   GU wasn't funny at all but I've to give credit where credit is due. Millions of people did enjoy it. 

Edited July 14, 2013 by druv10

[Punishment]

just in case this hasn't been posted

 

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	1	Despicable Me 2	Uni.	$44,754,000	-46.4%	4,003	+6	$11,180	$229,237,000	$76	2
2	N	Grown Ups 2	Sony	$42,500,000	-	3,491	-	$12,174	$42,500,000	$80	1
3	N	Pacific Rim	WB	$38,300,000	-	3,275	-	$11,695	$38,300,000	$190	1
4	3	The Heat	Fox	$14,000,000	-43.5%	3,128	-56	$4,476	$112,363,000	$43	3
5	2	The Lone Ranger	BV	$11,140,000	-61.9%	3,904	-	$2,853	$71,101,000	$215	2
6	4	Monsters University	BV	$10,621,000	-46.1%	3,142	-597	$3,380	$237,760,000	-	4
7	5	World War Z	Par.	$9,430,000	-48.8%	3,003	-313	$3,140	$177,087,000	$190	4
8	6	White House Down	Sony	$6,150,000	-54.4%	2,566	-656	$2,397	$62,963,000	$150	3
9	8	Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain	LG/S	$5,000,000	-50.2%	892	+16	$5,605	$26,378,000	-	2
10	7	Man of Steel	WB	$4,825,000	-57.7%	2,150	-755	$2,244	$280,995,000	$225	5
11	9	This is the End	Sony	$2,950,000	-49.7%	1,394	-710	$2,116	$91,700,000	$32	5
12	10	Now You See Me	LG/S	$1,310,000	-54.1%	850	-756	$1,541	$113,288,000	$75	7
13	13	The Way, Way Back	FoxS	$1,110,000	+100.8%	79	+60	$14,051	$1,854,000	-	2
-	11	Star Trek Into Darkness	Par.	$690,000	-47.3%	403	-162	$1,712	$224,364,000	$190	9
-	N	Bhaag Milkha Bhaag	Relbig.	$670,000	-	140	-	$4,786	$670,000	-	1
-	12	Fast & Furious 6	Uni.	$535,000	-50.2%	397	-220	$1,348	$236,520,000	$160	8
-	15	20 Feet from Stardom	RTWC	$497,000	+2.7%	131	+42	$3,794	$1,771,000	-	5
-	14	Epic	Fox	$465,000	-9.1%	352	-76	$1,321	$104,856,000	$100	8
-	N	Fruitvale Station	Wein.	$377,000	-	7	-	$53,857	$377,000	-	1
-	17	Before Midnight	SPC	$314,000	-34.4%	154	-60	$2,039	$7,090,000	-	8

 

[Fancyarcher]

FIFY

 

[Dementeleus]

Look at the advertising.

 

You can't attribute that to malice or indifference. They've been hammering the hell out of TV spots, etc. Maybe the quality and/or overall strategy can be questioned, but that doesn't mean it was intentional.

[Leyla]

& BM crossed 7m  

all around good wkend for me

[Dementeleus]

No, I think it's a great movie, but not high art in the slightest. But because it Is GDT and not a sequel, some users treat it like high art

 

No contemporary blockbuster is high art. Not even close.

[Deep Wang]

No contemporary blockbuster is high art. Not even close.

Queue the Nolanites.

[Leyla]

^ Queue the 'Overrated directors' thread  

Edited July 14, 2013 by Leyla

[TMP]

Which is very good.

 

Unlike the actual film

[John Marston]

next week with so many openers all the holdovers should again take sharp drops

[wileECoyote]

Second, Brave was better than WIR so it deserved the Oscar.

[Gideon]

next week with so many openers all the holdovers should again take sharp drops

 

I see...a Rim holding in the top5.

[baumer]

Unlike the actual film

 

Yep, imo the sequel is horrible.

[Dementeleus]

Queue the Nolanites.

 

Oh c'mon.  

 

I'm basically a Nolanite and I challenge anyone to claim any of his big blockbusters are remotely close to the nuance, depth, and insight into the human condition that's required for that.

[StarSaber]

Solid increase of PR. Hopefully it has legs and can work its way to 120m. Sunday does seem optimistic so I'll say that around 37.5 is the actual. Not great, but at least it is ahead of tracking and better than where it looked Friday night.

[baumer]

 

For those of you not born in the 70's or 80's, that's from Different Strokes and he is saying "Whatchu talkin bout Willis?"

[hasanahmad]

What will be prims multiplier